Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The team has been picked for the Pan American Championships and Olympic Zone Cup in Miami, Fla. on May 8-11. This event is a prelude to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo on June 13-14 in Las Vegas and will be the center for fierce competition as athletes from 42 countries compete for a chance to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The U.S. Team chosen is as follows:

Women

44kg: Taylor Ibera (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

48kg: Sayaka Matsumoto (El Cerrito, Calif. / NYAC / East Bay Judo Institute)

52kg: Anna Palmer (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

57kg: Valerie Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / USA Judo National Training Site at Harlingen)

63kg: Marti Malloy (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)

70kg: Ronda Rousey (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)

78kg: Katie Mocco (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)

+78kg Heidi Moore (Englewood, Colo. / Denver Judo)

Open: Melinda Swanson (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

Men

55kg: Keith Beauvais (Thornton, Colo. / Northglenn Judo)

60kg: Taraje Williams-Murray (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)

66kg: Taylor Takata (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

73kg: Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

81kg: Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)

90kg: Garry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / NYAC / Legrosports Starrett)

100kg: Christian Aarona (Waimanalo, Hawaii / Makiki Seidokan Judo Club)

+100kg: Anthony Turner (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)

Open: Daniel McCormick (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE)

The team will be coached by Jason Morris (Glenville, N.Y.) and Israel Hernandez (Harlingen, Texas).

Source: USA Judo